AI-Powered Exam Fraud Busted in Uttar Pradesh

In a significant crackdown, the Lucknow Police have uncovered a sophisticated interstate cheating hacksaw demo slots syndicate that utilized artificial intelligence to facilitate proxy examinations in the IBPS Clerk Exam 2025. The operation involved the use of AI tools to superimpose the faces of genuine candidates onto imposters, enabling them to take the test on behalf of others. The mastermind behind the operation, Anand Kumar, an assistant manager at Prathama UP Gramin Bank, along with nine accomplices—including bank staff and students from Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh—were arrested.